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Originally Posted by ard
Good on you.
many (many) years ago I did one tire with a tire iron, screwdriver, hammer and some wood. On the side of a road in alaska..took hours. Lucky it was a tube, all we had was a bicycle pump.
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Thanks, I wouldn't have attempted half of what I've done on this vehicle had it not been for this forum and it's members.
I think I've read all of your posts here and elsewhere on alignment 
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Originally Posted by Attacking Mid
I have changed lots of tires in my life by hand, but my wife's E83 was my first failure. I could not break the bead to save my life (though I didn't try the HF tool). Since then, I have reluctantly accepted the cost of letting the tire shop mount/dismount my BMW tires. I still do it manually on things like my travel trailer, etc. If you know what you're doing, it's not terribly difficult. I DO have a serious set of Snap-On tire irons, however.
AM.
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I tried the jack+strap method and couldn't break the bead even with the tire squished almost to the other side. After many many tries doing that and failing, finally broke down and got the bead breaker from HF. Had I started off that way, it would have saved a ton of time (and sweat, tears, $%#@! :P ).
*I generally hate letting strangers man-handle my vehicles, but I had originally planned to just take it to the shop until my wife was all "hey, can't you do that yourself?" (not in a negative way).
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn
If you are going to dispose of the tire anyhow, break the bead by driving over the sidewall with the front tire of a car and cut the bead with a Sawzall.
For a smaller tire like a trailer tire you can get the tire over the rim by jumping on the sidewall.
Some carb cleaner can seat the bead. It's a little terrifying the first time.
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Not ballsy enough to try the wood method, though I did read/watch a ton of sites on that method. The jack+strap method was worrying enough for me.
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As young 20something I had a 92 Daytona and needed the brakes done so took it to Goodyear. I bought it used in 97 (I think) and hated the exterior look but the seller convinced me to sit in the drivers seat and I couldn't walk away after that. The car had 36K miles on it and the service tech/sales person took one look and me and must have decided I'd pay for anything, then proceeded to explain to me how it needed a complete set of brake lines and a bunch of other stuff I don't remember. I don't live in the salt/rust belt and neither did the car, plus, the previous owner had taken very good care of it. I looked at him with a bit of confusion and then promptly asked for my keys back and walked out. Sadly, an older gentlemen in a Crown Vic ran a light not long after and totaled it out for me. I've owned many vehicles, but that's the only one that I miss.